Sources of Grant Aid for Full-Time Undergraduates by Sector, 2011-12

Full-time private nonprofit four-year college students receive about two-thirds of their grant aid from their institutions; public four-year students get one-quarter of their grant aid from their institutions.

In 2011-12, 21% of the grant aid received by full-time students enrolled in for-profit institutions came from federal military and veterans assistance and another 64% came from other federal programs, primarily Pell Grants; 9% came from employers and other outside sources.